Well, still no internet. I spent all evening yesterday on the phone with various Cox representatives. They were pretty nice, but just couldn’t seem to get things fixed. I did find out that they didn’t suspend my account just for downloading some movie. Here is what apparently happened. I have a wireless internet router, because I don’t like being tethered by wires. So I guess I have to revise my statement from yesterday; I like to be wired, just with no wires. Anyway, it appears that someone was using my unsecured wireless connection to download all sorts of software and movies and they must have picked one that caught the attention of “The Powers That Be.” The tech support girl on the phone actually told me that she was surprised that someone hadn’t come knocking on my door (meaning the FBI or some government authority or something.) That would have been headlines for sure, “Louisiana Tech Professor Arrested, Stolen Software!”
So you say, “Why did you have it unsecured in the first place, are you just stupid?” Well, yes and no. I didn’t want to have to remember some 10 digit passkey just to log onto my own connection. Plus I didn’t figure it was broadcasting far enough for someone else to use it. Oh well, hopefully all is well now and I can go on with life. So the moral of the story is: don’t leave your wireless internet unsecured.
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wow, thanks for the warning, I don't think ours is, or that we knew that - we're not too computer savy(if that's even how you spell it). I will check this out ASAP!
how bizarre! are you sure you have the whole f.b.i. thing taken care of? i'd hate to have to send stacy over there to bail you out!
Haha, yep it all seems to be back in order now. I wonder if she would actually come and bail me out?
i don't know if i would or not. you know that whole appearing online when you're really not does get old. and perhaps i would just "appear" to be bailing you out and really not so much. oh, and jess has posted a pic of us when i graduated tech. and the round basketball-like face/head you didn't believe i ever had is there for all to see. told you so...
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